AU4684789A - Central postage data communication network - Google Patents

Central postage data communication network

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Publication number
AU4684789A
AU4684789A AU46847/89A AU4684789A AU4684789A AU 4684789 A AU4684789 A AU 4684789A AU 46847/89 A AU46847/89 A AU 46847/89A AU 4684789 A AU4684789 A AU 4684789A AU 4684789 A AU4684789 A AU 4684789A
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Prior art keywords
communication network
data communication
postage data
central postage
central
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Abandoned
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AU46847/89A
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Inventor
Robert T. Durst Jr.
Uday W. Joshi
Raymond Keating
Ronald P. Sansone
Karl H. Schumacher
Joseph W. Wall
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Pitney Bowes Inc
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Application filed by Pitney Bowes Inc filed Critical Pitney Bowes Inc
Publication of AU4684789A publication Critical patent/AU4684789A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07BTICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/0008Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07CPOSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C1/00Measures preceding sorting according to destination
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07CPOSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C3/00Sorting according to destination
    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07BTICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00016Relations between apparatus, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office, in a franking system
    • G07B17/0008Communication details outside or between apparatus
    • G07B2017/00153Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information
    • G07B2017/00161Communication details outside or between apparatus for sending information from a central, non-user location, e.g. for updating rates or software, or for refilling funds
    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07BTICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00314Communication within apparatus, personal computer [PC] system, or server, e.g. between printhead and central unit in a franking machine
    • G07B2017/00338Error detection or handling
AU46847/89A 1988-12-16 1989-12-18 Central postage data communication network Abandoned AU4684789A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US07/285,891 US5008827A (en) 1988-12-16 1988-12-16 Central postage data communication network
US285891 1988-12-16

Publications (1)

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AU4684789A true AU4684789A (en) 1990-06-21

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AU46847/89A Abandoned AU4684789A (en) 1988-12-16 1989-12-18 Central postage data communication network

Country Status (5)

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US (1) US5008827A (de)
EP (1) EP0373969B2 (de)
AU (1) AU4684789A (de)
CA (1) CA2004854C (de)
DE (1) DE68926995T3 (de)

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US5008827A (en) 1991-04-16
DE68926995T2 (de) 1997-01-16
EP0373969B1 (de) 1996-08-21
EP0373969B2 (de) 2001-04-25
EP0373969A2 (de) 1990-06-20
DE68926995D1 (de) 1996-09-26
CA2004854C (en) 2000-02-15
CA2004854A1 (en) 1990-06-16
DE68926995T3 (de) 2001-09-06

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